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Topic: Doomsday On The Moon (Read 682 times)

Whilst not really a monster topic, the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing got me thinking about those heady days back in 1969. How do I best remember the event? Like most monster kids, I watched it unfold on a tiny black and white television screen. But what I remember most is the way Jack Kirby immortalized the landing in the last three panels from Fantastic Four 98. I dug out the old comic and enjoyed a wave of pure nostalgia this morning. Amazing that three panels from 50 years ago should resonate so well. Now if only the comic had the advertisement for space monsters instead of a giant ghost....RF

I’ve enjoyed the responses to this thread guys- thanks! I didn’t intend to be misleading in the title of the post- I was just using that issue’s particular title. I’m sorry I didn’t wax nostalgically about Woodstock, I think responses from us monster kids could’ve been fascinating (lol)! Anybody remember CSN’s intro to “Wooden Ships”? ....”we’re gonna do a kind of a science fiction story if you’ ll bear with us...”Ah, the SixtiesRF